Here are the unleashed pages of a sober chick in recovery. My journey (date of sobriety) began on June 13th, 2005. For 29 years of my life I was spiritually sick. Emotinally defeated by drunken black-outs, bulimic binging and purging episodes and self-mutilation, I finally surrendered.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

hAAppy HNT!Today I can look into the mirror and ACCEPT the reflection looking back at me. Today I can LIVE IN THE MOMENT -- my photography helps me with this. A picture captures a heartbeat in time. It is a reflection, a little piece of life timeline. This little piece has many other pieces. Each piece is very important. Together they string a unit. We are all a unit in life. We need each other to allow for the string to exist. Sometimes our strings snap, but we can become a "part of" the line again, it is always there.

My life is filled with completeness, just for today. Although I am not where I want to be, I am not where I was. I can live in today and not fear things that "could be."

BUZE-BEEWe are in production of an annual catalog event at work. I am pulling in a lot of hours. In addition I have a client that returned back into the country -- hence am working on launching one of my packaging designs. Because I am sober and abstinant from bulimia, my life does not revolve around it. I use to plan everything around my drink and food BPs (binge/purges). Today, I have time . . .

I will catch up on everyone's blogs this weekend. I look forward to this. Today I am grateful for your presence in my recovery, for sharing love and support, and for suiting and showing up, no matter how much it hurts sometimes.

I agree! It is great to be alive. It is great to be in recovery. To have a new serenity, to have those around you who do not judge you and support you, those you can share your innermost feelings with and feel safe. To be able to make the changes needed in my life that I can see actually make a difference! I can change me for the better! To finally know what I want and make moves to get it! I finally know and discover ME and be happy with me!

OMG - You are SO freakin' talented! I LOVE the work you've done on your packaging layouts. Just too, too, cute!!

And on a less gushy note, thanks for this post. It's obvious that you're growing so much, and gaining so much strength. You have a beautiful spirit which comes through in your writing. Thank you for sharing this with all of us in the blogging sphere.

I have also posted about photography keeping me in the moment. It is truly a wonderful tool. I love to follow around the kids and my doggies. The kids you can not beat for being in the moment. They are sooo funny.

I love your photos.... such a great palce youre in spiritually.... sounds liek you've got some humility going there... ya know who and what ya are, where you've beena nd where youre going... beautiful!